Alfred Ortlieb was a French cinematographer who worked in the American film industry during the 1910s and 1920s.[1][2]

Alfred Ortlieb
Born
Alfred C. Ortlieb

May 22, 1888
Ivry-sur-Seine, France
Died???
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OccupationCinematographer
SpouseMarie Messannat (m. 1914)

Biography

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Alfred was born in Ivry-sur-Seine, France, to Adolphe Ortlieb.[3] After being educated in Paris, he began his career as a salesman before working as a cinematographer at Gaumont, Selig, and Metro. He often collaborated with director René Plaissetty, and supposedly shot all of Plaissetty's early films.[4]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ American Cinematographer. ASC Holding Corporation. 1922.
  2. ^ Cinema News. 1916.
  3. ^ "Two Early Color Tests - The American Society of Cinematographers". ascmag.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  4. ^ "Raymond Hitchcock Now Under Lubin Banner". The Morning Post. 10 Nov 1915. Retrieved 2019-12-16.